WRESTLING: Waynesboro goes 1-4 at Thomas Hecker Duals

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Jan 20, 2014 at 12:00 PM

The Waynesboro Indians went 1-4 at the Thomas Decker Duals hosted by Garden Spot High School on Saturday.

NEW HOLLAND — The Waynesboro Indians went 1-4 at the Thomas Decker Duals hosted by Garden Spot High School on Saturday.Waynesboro defeated North Penn 40-36 and lost to Upper Darby (34-24), Downingtown East (61-9), Wilson (61-11) and Emmaus (59-9).“I knew this was going to be a tough day teamwise, but I expected better individual performances,” said Waynesboro coach Eric Mowen. “As tough as our schedule is, we need to remember how young this team is and not get totally discouraged. The kids continue to make the same simple mistakes and aren’t recognizing or taking advantage of opportunities.”Austin Wise had the best day among Tribe wrestlers as he finished 4-1 with two pins, a technical fall and a decision.“He now leads the team with 17 wins,” said Mowen of his 113-pounder. “I hope he realizes he’s got a great opportunity to advance in the postseason if he continues to improve and make adjustments in the little things.”Downington East won the tournament after defeating Central Dauphin, 44-31, in the championship match.Waynesboro (7-7, 2-3 MPC) travels to Boiling Springs on Wednesday to wrestle the Bubblers (7-1, 3-1 MPC) in a Mid-Penn Colonial Division meet.

G-A’s Starliper wins Elizabethtown titleELIZABETHTOWN — After accounting for the pivotal win in last Thursday’s dual meet against James Buchanan, Greencastle-Antrim’s Jared Starliper capped his impressive week on the mat by claiming the 220-pound title at Saturday’s Elizabethtown Tournament.Starliper went 4-1 en route to his first-place finish, recording one pin while overcoming an early loss in his opening pool bout.At 113, Wyatt Binkley placed third for the Blue Devils with a record of 3-1, notching pins in each of his three victories.Brady Klein also ended the day with a winning record for G-A at 120, finishing 3-2 with two falls.The Blue Devils return to the mat on Wednesday for a Mid-Penn Colonial Division dual meet at home against Big Spring.

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Braves place 2nd at Gettysburg DualsGETTYSBURG — The Waynesboro middle school wrestling team improved to 14-1 on Saturday and placed second in the seven-team Gettysburg Duals.The Braves’ only loss came against Connellsville, 58-37.“We made some mistakes in the match that could have made the score closer, but I have to give them a lot of credit. They were a very nice team,” said Waynesboro coach David Swink.Waynesboro defeated Kennard-Dale, 67-30, Shippensburg, 46-43, Littlestown, 69-33 and Chambersburg, 60-40.“We saw a day of really good wrestling from the boys,” Swink said. “The match against Shippensburg was a thriller.”Waynesboro trailed 43-28 against the Greyhounds with four matches remaining. Noah Carmack and Dalton Mowen each won by pin, Bryce Rock earned a 4-2 decision to tie the match at 43. In the final match, Brady Beckner battled Shippensburg’s Cole Forrester to a 4-2 overtime victory to seal the win for the Braves.Mowen and Beckner were both a perfect 5-0 on the day. Corbynn Fogelsonger, Matt McCann and Trevor Dewalt each had four wins. Finishing with three victories were Zac Crider, Eli Geesaman, Laken Rouzer, Jake Atkinson, Noah Carmack, Bryce Rock, Seth Dick and Ty Quigley.The Braves will wrestle again Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Boiling Springs.

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